Windows7 on 2011 MBP

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I have a new 2011 MBP 15 i7 with an SSD and I'm trying to installing Windows 7 (64 bit Ultimate) via Boot Camp.
I used Boot Camp Assistant to make a partition, and got pretty far along in the Windows installation. Windows started, but then immediately rebooted, and then just kept rebooting. I never got as far as installing the drivers. Anyone seen this?
1) I saw a reference to updating the SSD firmware. How do I do this?
2) I don't see the Boot Camp icon anywhere in OSX. It's not on the tray.
3) The Boot Camp Assistant is version 3.0. Is the version of this the same as the Boot Camp? If not, then how do I figure out what version of Boot Camp I have? I know I need 3.1 or later but I assume that's what was on the 10.6.6 CD
In case it's relevant:
Boot ROM Version: MBP81.0047.B04
SMC Version (system): 1.69f1
Thanks in advance!
Rick

vea1083 wrote:
BobTheFisherman wrote:
vea1083 wrote:
corso_sf wrote:
The problem was the OEM Win7. A retail version installed fine.
Wierd I was successful installing Windows 7 (64-bit) with a System Builders Disc. Could it be that Apple has now a way to determine the if the user is installing from a System Builder or retail disc?
OEM does not necessarily = System Builder.
OEM = Original Equipment Manufacturer. Windows PCs often come with Windows pre-installed. These pre-installed Windows OEM disks typically are configured to only be installed on the original PC. So these OEM disks won't install on any other PC or hardware.
System Builder Disks, often also called OEM are available from many retail or online stores. These System Builder disks can be installed on any new PC once. They can not be installed on other than a newly built system. Since your installation was on a new (new Boot Camp partition) PC then the System Builder version installed without problem. The System Builder version is not crippled to work only on a specific hardware like the OEM version I described above.
Message was edited by: BobTheFisherman
I completely understand the concept of OEM vs System Builder discs of Windows 7 ( I have a 64bit copy of Windows 7 System Builder), but is not rare that other users label a System Bulder disc as an OEM disc.
It is not "rare" that System Builder disks are labeled OEM. If you are a builder of computers, you are a System Builder or the Original Equipment Manufacturer of newly assembled computers. So you could install Windows from a OEM System Builder disk. As a new installer of Windows on a new Boot Camp partition you are doing something similar to building a new system. To the install disk it knows that Windows has not been installed previously so it will install from the OEM System Builder disk.
The OEM System Builder version also has licensing limitations. It can only be installed on one computer. But the System Builder version is a complete install disk similar to the retail version. The OEM version used by manufacturers such as Dell or HP are not full versions of Windows. These versions only contain the drivers required by the manufacturer's hardware.

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